The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-01

To-day is All-foOl's day.

To-day is Ail-fool's day.
Yesterday brought MS quite a little snow
storm.
Where do you live now, and how do you
like it?
Arbutus hunters have already begun
their work.
County Superintendent are to have their
salaries increased.
Ice of fair thickness formed on Monday
and Tuesday nights.
Large quantities of mari are being cart
ed through town these days.
John G. Foster Post, G.. A. r., will go
on their annual excursion to Atlantic City
on July 9th.
Bell. tho Sharptown butcher, will open a
branch meat shop in Goforth's old place on
East avenue in few days.
Last Monday afternoon the number of
teams and people on our streets was the
occasion Of much comment. 1t might have
been mistaken FOR Saturday afternoon.
Glenn. Flitcraft and John Adams, with
the aid OF three dogs, caught and killed
ninety rats on the premises of N. X. Lip
pincott, near Woodstown, one day this
week.
No matter how bad and destructive
boy may be it has been observed that he
rarely becomes so degraded or loses his
self-respeet sufficiently to throw mud on
circus poster.
A counterfeit of the new nickel Scent
piece of 1887 is being extensively circu-
lated. It is almost all lead, and the let
tiers ''rty" OF the word ''liberty' are en-
tirely obliterated.
Seats for the Moss Family entertainment
in the Opera House, April 18th, when the
w. c. r. {. of Woodstown will receive 4
benefit, had better be secured at once, as
they will be in great demand before long.
1t is said that Woodstown has at least
one "wife beaten" who, when he gets
drunk, does not hesitate to beat his wife in
shameful manner. He should be dealt
with in manner that will make him re-
spect the law, if nothing else
Daniel Nelson, OF Sharptown, had Two
of his ribs broken Saturday while
handling an unruly colt hanessed to q
load of straw. Mr.. Nelson was at the ami
mails head, when . sudden fright caused
the colt to bolt, throwing the man down,
and the wheels of the wagon passed over
him with the result stated
Spring chickens--onion sets--sparrows
digging garden-brush burnng-and
divers and sundry other signs Indicate
that spring is upon us-that is, it is i'm
mediately close around, but at this writing
she is like the temperance speaker that
was announced to make an address at
Sharptown in the days Of yore." The
audience waited, but no speaker appeared
tsNol liz, aaI,a ir,At IA
steamboat have arrove, but Lorenzo Dow
are not came The almanac is all
right, but spring, gentle spring-ethcreal
mildness-are not yet came.
Elizabeth Seagravc, sister Of the late
John Seagrave, OF Mannington, met with
a painful accident on moving day, at the
residence of John Welcl. near the Aims
house. The family were about starting
away to a moving. and while getting into
the carriage Miss Seagrayc's foot slipped
from the step, throwing her TO the ground.
She was taken into the house and her in
iurics examined and supposed to be moth
ing more than sp?ain. She remained at
home while the family went to the moving.
Upon their return her pain was so severe
that doctor was summoned who pro-
nounced it Il case OF broken leg.
Tho old chestnut about ''March'' and
"the roaring lion is now IN order. we
won't say anything about it ourselves, but
allow our readers to fix it up to suit them.
We give them the pointers. Date, March
29th and Both, lS81:-Wind 1000 faiDes an
hour, more or less, according to disposition
of each to exaggerate-from one minute to
two hours and a half Of bright sunshine
fifteen to fifty snow squalls---thermometo
anywhere from zero to 40 above or below
10. 600 tons Of dust--oyercoats buttoned
up to china big hole in the coal bin
season with roaring lions to suit, and it
don't make much difference how you put
the pointers together, you will have pref
~ good picture of March as she, he or il
babe us farewell. Good radiance TO March,
and as we so say we imagineth MONITOR $
readers in chorus so say Ne all.